Ditto on the audio tapes.   Prefer these for longer drives.   (1 hour plus
driving)   Although while
driving across the country I noticed that for drives 4 - 8 hours I found
that my mind tended wonder
and that I wasn't listening to the story anymore.   And it wasn't because
of the material.   I think
after a while you just stop listening so I'd just turn it off for a while.

Steven
91 Westy

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Daryl Christensen
<daryl@aatransaxle.com>wrote:

> Don. Are you sure the radio is wired correctly..Obvious question, but have
> seen it numerous times. There is a battery hot lead and a switched (only
> when key is on) lead and if the keyed lead is hooked to power all the time,
> it will drain the battery in about a week depending on the radio's draw...
> The hot(battery) lead only draws 40 to 80 ma or so and keeps the presets
> where they are, and the switched lead will draw a few amps typically as it
> runs the radio's amplifier.
>  That and I listen to my Ipod or CD books on tape when driving...than
> trying to find a station on the road.
>
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> 425-788-4070
> "On the cutting edge of Old technology"
> 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wetwesties@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Don Hanson
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 10:57 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; WetWesties
> Subject: [WetWesties] Radio Rap...friday
>
>  First, to add to a recent thread about radios and wiring them in:  My Sony
> unit, when wired into my vehicle battery...it would take the battery down
> in about 5 days from a full charge/excellent battery.  A standard new NAPA
> battery would simply not start the van after that time, without it being
> run in the interim.   I added a toggle switch to kill the power to the
> radio when it's not in use and all is good now.  I run another identical
> coach (Aux) battery that runs my other camping and charging stuff...that is
> wired through a big canister relay, and I also switched that relay so I can
> totally  isolate the batteries when I  want.  I use a simple solar panel
> with a lighter plug...no diodes...to keep my aux battery charged.  This
> system works just fine for me.
>
>  Now second:  Sirius Radio:  it's almost unusable, there are so many
> commercials now.   I don't recall it being this way last winter, but now I
> would estimate the actual content, the 'programming' counts for less than
> about 20% of the air time...the rest is ads and promotions...It is a joke,
> and the joke is on those of us who paid to subscribe to 'better than over
> the air' programming.  Ha Ha!
>
>  In order to listen to it without being driven mad by stupid ads, you must
> sit with the remote in your hand and pause then fast forward through all
> the ads, then you get about 25 seconds of what you are trying to
> hear....then ads again.   The music channels are tolerable, but most have
> limited play lists and repeat often.  Fox news?  Dunno about that one.
>
>  So if you think you might pass some time listening to the Satellite radio
> while driving or perhaps as you have your morning coffee.....I, for one,
> have found that it's hardly worth turning it on anymore.....
>
>  One of the good things about "Radio" is the premise that you can listen
> to it while doing something else...Not so, Sirius....unless you enjoy
> hearing about buying gold or backing up you data base, over and over, maybe
> 180 times per hour!  Ugg.  a thumbs down on Sirius now.
>
>
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